Adoption of pleurectomy and decortication for malignant mesothelioma leads to similar survival as extrapleural pneumonectomy

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BATIREL H. F., METİNTAŞ M., Caglar H. B., AK G., Yumuk P. F., YILDIZELİ B., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.151, sa.2, ss.478-484, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 151 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.121
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.478-484
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: malignant pleural mesothelioma, extrapleural pneumonectomy, pleurectomy, decortication, LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA, INTERNATIONAL MESOTHELIOMA, TRIMODALITY THERAPY, RADICAL PLEURECTOMY, SURGERY, PLEURECTOMY/DECORTICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, MANAGEMENT, MARS
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: We changed our surgical approach to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in August 2011 and adopted pleurectomy and decortication (PD) instead of extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). In this study, we analyzed our perioperative and survival results during the 2 periods.